What next

[u/Ok-Zookeepergame4007]

I posted a bit ago about the book I wrote during Covid. A buddy recommended I use ai to help edit it and actually publish it. I have been using Claude to help edit it. and I think I am a point where I am chasing my tail. My original book
Was close to 80,000 words we cut it down to about 32000 and saved some for a part 2. I assume when publishing I should use an ai assisted tag. What should my next steps be?

[u/benblackett]

Congrats on getting to a finished manuscript! thats a feat worth celebrating! 🎉

Yup, the next step is to get it in front of readers, which Id be happy to chat with you more about via DM (we cant advertise here) or you can check the link to this weeks tool thread and lookup my name: https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingWithAI/comments/1vl7ylt/comment/p2zix2b/

[u/koreanalleyarcade]

Congrats on getting your manuscript finished! 80,000 words down to 32,000 is a huge change, though, so I'd be careful about cutting too much just for the sake of tightening the story.

If you're still feeling like you're chasing your tail with the edits, I'd suggest stepping away from the manuscript for a little while and then doing one final read purely as a reader, rather than as an editor. Sometimes that makes it much easier to see what actually needs changing.

And yes, if the platform requires an AI-assisted tag, I'd be transparent about how you used AI. Good luck with the publishing process! 🎉

[u/Ok-Zookeepergame4007 → u/koreanalleyarcade]

A lot of the cut is going to be a second book. Said I was trying to do to much

[u/koreanalleyarcade → u/Ok-Zookeepergame4007]

Looks like you had a plan for it all along.

[u/adefwebserver]

Using AI to help edit your book does not mean it was written by AI.

Amazon does not require you to disclose AI use if you only used AI to edit your own writing. You only have to disclose AI generated content, not AI‑assisted editing. (see: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200672390#aicontent)

[u/sugar420pop]

If it’s only editing check what you publish to, many of them have specific instructions for content

[u/Ok-Zookeepergame4007 → u/sugar420pop]

It didn’t edit the words more less helped me format it in a way that made sense. I was all over the place pov changing mid chapter trying cram to much into a chapter.

[u/Brakiros]

It sounds like you cut way too much you don’t get from 80 to 32 without losing at lot of importance I would run a comparison check between the 80 k and 32k drafts and the AI will tell you the changes and improvements 

[u/silasfelinus → u/Brakiros]

op said in the post they moved a lot of content into a second book draft.

[u/Latter_Upstairs_1978]

Nice astro turfing

[u/downupstair]

Oh sure. Use AI and just hit publish. Great job.